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Q: “A traveling merchant has rented a room at my lodging-house, paying a month up front, and has been under my roof six nights now; by day, he’s out in the city. He’s quiet and courteous, but his skin is purple and his eyes…#AskElminster— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 21, 2019
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Elminster Saith: “Do ye use thy brain? Thy guest is a brain stealer, but is after other fish than thee until its time of departure, when it will harvest thine to silence ye as a witness to its visit. Do NOT hire adventurers…#AskElminster— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 21, 2019
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…or alert the Watch, for thy premises will surely be wrecked in the mayhem that will then ensue; I KNOW adventurers. Instead, seek ye out some gnomes or halflings in a tavern, shop, or club, and tell them ye seek ‘Old Rur 5)
…Royster.’ SMILE when ye say this, and have coin ready. Soon enough a gnome or halfling will appear at thy elbow and sell thee a glass hand-vial of murky brown liquid. This is rur vorrek, an acidic poison that burns the…#AskElminster— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 21, 2019
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…skin and passes on a toxin all at once; it cuts brain stealer slime with ease. To thee and I, ’tis harmful; to a brain stealer, even a small amount is nigh-deadly, having thrice the efficacy with which it harms humans.#AskElminster 7)
Hurl the vial at the brain stealer, and RUN. Keep the vial’s nature hidden until ready to use it. Oh, and as with every encounter in life, never let a tentacled being get behind thee.”#AskElminster— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 21, 2019